What does the power of language have to do with saving the earth? There's a terrific two-day conference at UM - Flint next Wednesday and Thursday, June 11 and 12, addressing this topic. It's called "Our Land, Our Stories" and features Peter Forbes, founder of the Whole Communities movement, and three writers I've helped to pick: poet Keith Taylor, essayist Alison Swan and storyteller Terry Wooten.
Students attend free (catering by Lunch Studio and Good Beans) and for others, both days are $55 or the second day, the one featuring the writers, is $35. Among the panels scheduled for Thursday are "Nature as Muse, Nature as Metaphor," "Call of the Wild: Environmental Advocacy" and my favorite: "Green Grief: Elegy, Despair and Hope." Terry will perform at lunchtime Thursday. Keith, Alison and Terry will discuss "What does it mean to write 'green'?" at a 6-7 p.m. Q&A, and then there will be a reading featuring Keith and Alison at 7:15. It's gonna be a great green day!
The registration deadline has been extended till Monday, June 9, but the reading on Thursday evening is free and open to the public without registration.
Here's the link for more info: http://www.greenartsproject.org/conferences/writing/index.html
1 comment:
hello; l have been reading your blog. l find it interesting reading. l live in flint mi at present time. l've been reading here for about 2hrs,very good.l don't have much of an eduction but your writing has just sparked me.I'm 59 yrs old and standing at my cross roads. hopefully your writings will help give me direction.thank you,your new friend in flint
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